Wolf or Coyote?

[Tree Spud]

Need help identifying this. Is this a wolf or coyote? Thoughts?

 

[Natty Bumppo]

The muzzle in the first pic suggests coyote to me.

 

[Buckly]

Coyote but, with snow on the ground you can easily tell by the size of the track what you're dealing with.

 

[ruskbuckss]

coyote

 

[Red Picqua]

100% not a WOLD.. ;)

 

[Bill]

I don't live in wolf country but it looks like a coyote with a nice winter coat to me. Small nose and short stature.

 

[Peeps]

Yote

 

[soavejas]

Yup I don't live in wolf country either but it sure looks like a yote to me.

 

[kl9]

Coyote

 

[yoderjac]

There is also a cross that has been documented. It started in Canada. I believe they call them Coywolves. They pronounce it "Quay-wolf".

 

[tooln]

Yote

 

[Tree Spud]

Coyote but, with snow on the ground you can easily tell by the size of the track what you're dealing with.

Unfortunately could not find a track that i could confirm that it was his. We have had a lot of warm weather and melting so I could not measure a track.

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[Tree Spud]

100% not a WOLD.. ;)

LOL! Just noticed that ... and I was worried about spelling coyote wrong :eek:

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[Eggman]

Yot

 

[TenPoint]

Pointy snout. I'd say yote.

 

[yoderjac]

I don't know if they have made it as far west as WI yet, but here is an interesting article: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/coywolves-are-taking-over-eastern-north-america-180957141/

Thanks,

Jack

 

[H20fwler]

Yep yote.

 

[dsinwi]

Yote

 

[Nova]

yote

 

[H20fwler]

Here is a big one I had on cam a couple weeks ago.